Description:

SCRAP DRIVE "RIFLE" ADVERTISING DISPLAY
An unusual and evocative World War II "home front" item, a hanging sign crafted in the form of a bolt-action rifle, 42 1/2" long, fitted with metal facsimile barrel, trigger guard and bolt. The right side of the rifle bears the motto "SCRAP THE JAP TIN WAR DRIVE", with a "Ships for Victory" souvenir medallion at center. A cloth sling is fitted, and the sign is suspended from a hanging wire, indication that it was hung for display at an eponymous tin drive, at which American citizens could donate their junk medal to be recycled into war materials. Shows appropriate wear, oxidation and soiling overall, else very good.

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July 31, 2018 10:00 AM EDT
Elkton, MD, US

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